fuel gauge doesn't work

1996 FORD RANGER
173,000 MILES
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WERLAZY2
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My fuel gauge doesn't move. I checked the fuse-ok, Ireplaced the sending/fuel pump unit -new. I put approximately 5 gal. of gasoline in tank.All the other gauges on the cluster work. The lights on the cluster work. The fuel gauge doesn't do anything.
Dec 19, 2011 at 4:43 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Have you tried jumping the connector at the fuel pump module to see if the gauge reads full?
Dec 19, 2011 at 4:53 PM
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WERLAZY2
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how would you jump the connector at fuel pump module. Its very close up under the bed, and the fuel pump is in the tank. What wire would i connect to as their are four wires going into the tank.
Dec 19, 2011 at 6:01 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Follow the trouble tree i posted.
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Dec 20, 2011 at 1:03 AM
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